Machine for cutting- barrel-heads



NITE) STATES PATENT MACHINE FOR CUTTING BARREL-HEADS.

Specification of Letters Patent No. 19,509-, dated March 2, 1858-.

ToaZZ whom it may concern:

'Be it known that I, WV. MANNING, of Rouses Point, in the county ofClinton and State of New York, have invented a new and Improved Machinefor Cutting Barrel- Heads; and l do hereby declare that the following isa full, clear, and exact description of the same, reference being had tothe annexed drawings, making a part of this specification, in which-Figure l, is a longitudinal vertical section of my .improvement taken inthe line (ai) (a) Fig. l. Fig. 2, is a transverse section of ditto,taken in the line (y) (y) Fig. 3. Fig. 3, is a plan or top view ofditto.

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This invention consists in a novel arrangement of means whereby barrelheads may be cut very expeditiously and the machine rendered extremelysimple and capable of being operated with the greatest facility by anyperson of ordinary ability, there being no parts liable to get out ofrepair and the manipulation readily understood.

To enable those skilled in the art to fully understand and construct myinvention I will proceed to describe it.

A represents a rectangular frame which may be constructed of wood, saidframe having a longitudinal shaft B, fitted in bearings (a) its upperpart. The shaft B is allowed to slide in its bearings and a lever C,which is pivoted at one end to an arm D, attached to the frame isconnected to the shaft B by having a pin (b) pass through it, said pinfitting into an annular groove made in a hub or flanch attached to apulley (b) on said shaft. The shaft B it will be seen may be moved backand forth by operating this lever. To the inner end of this shaft acircular disk E is secured. This disk has a planer (c) attached to itand cutters (cZ) (cZ) are placed at its edge, the cutting edges of thecutters (CZ) projecting a trifle farther out than the cutting edge ofthe planer. On the upper part of the frame A and at about its centerthere is secured transversely an annular plate F, the central opening ofwhich is a triiie larger in diameter than the disk E.

G is a quadrangular bar which is fitted in bearings (e) (e) von theframe A. The bar G is placed in line with the shaft B and is allowed toslide in its bearings, a le* ver H, being connected with it which has apawl (f) attached, the part catching in a rack (g) on the frame as shownplainly in Fig 3. To the inner end of the bar G a circular disk'l isattached. This disk has spurs (71.) attached, and the inner end of thebar G is of cylindrical form a hub J, being placed thereon, said hubbeing allowed to turn freely on the bar and also allowed to slidethereon. A spiral spring K is placed on the cylindrical part of the barG, between the disk I and hub J, said spring having a tendency to keepthe hub back against the shoulder on the bar G, which shoulder is formedin consequence ofA the cylindrical portion of the bar being smaller thanthe square portion. The hub J, has a groove (j) made in itcircumferentially and a lever L is fitted therein said lever having itsfulcrum at (7c). To the inner or face side of the hub J two obliquecutters (Z) (Z) are attached. These cutters are placed at about the sameangle as the cutters (d) (d) on the disk E.

To the frame A an upright bar M is attached. This bar has one end of alever N pivoted to it, and a board or plate Ol, is attached to thislever, said board or plate, when the lever is thrown back across theframe being in a line with the central opening of the plate F.

The implement is used as follows. The stuff shown in red and from whichthe head is cut is placed against one side of the plate F, between itand the disk T, and is secured firmly between them by adjusting thelever H. The lever N is thrown over back free from the top of the frameA as indicated by the dotted lines Fig. 2. A rotary motion is given theshaft B by means of a belt around the pulley (5'), and a rotary motionis given the cutters (Z) (Z) by means of a belt passing around the hubJ. AThe disk E is first pressed against the stuff by operating the leverC and the face side of the st-uif is planed in circular form the headbeing cut partially through by the cutters (d) This being done the diskE is moved back, the lever N thrown or moved back over the frame A andthe board or plate O placed against the stuff, the outer end of thelever resting or bearing against a ledge (m) on the upper part of theframe A. The cutters (Z) (Z) are then moved forward on the cylindricalportion of the bar G by actuating the lever L and the cutters (Z) (Z)cut entirely through the stuff detaching the head therefrom, the boardor plate O, serving as a bearing to the head, when the stuff is operatedupon by the cut-ters (Z) (Z). T he head being cut out from the stuff,the spring K is allowed to throw back the cutters (Z) the lever N isthrown back and the operation repeated.

I would remark that the heads may be cut out of a single broad piece ofStull" or board or several narrow pieces may be used one being placedabove the other as the pieces will be firmly held while being oper atedupon by the cutters.

I do not claim separately or in itself con- W. MANNING. lVitnessesARTHUR BACHANT,

R. HEATON.

